I've been working with video in various capacities for almost my entire life. The examples here are all educational videos and highlight a few different styles. I've included extensive descriptions to convey the context in which they were made, my role in making them, and what the results were.
Accessing the Dream Documentary
for National Center for Deaf-Blindness |
Completed 3/2016
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Project: The purpose of this project was to develop a product that captured the experiences, advice, and lessons learned by young adults, their families, and service providers who attended the Kentucky Transition Institute conference in 2015. The aim of the conference was to help deaf-blind young adults prepare for the transition from high school to adult life and provide an opportunity for them to meet and spend time with their peers. The structure of the video was built around Kohler’s Taxonomy for Transition Planning (1996), and was broken into smaller chapters to make it more easily consumable online.
My Role: On this project I worked with a small team from NCDB. We traveled to Kentucky to collect interviews and B-roll footage at the conference. We then continued to meet weekly to steer the direction the project was heading in as the pieces started coming together. I did the filming, audio recording, editing, and animation for this project, and the other team members helped with subject matter expertise, project management, and coordinating product rollout. Results: The final product captures a variety of perspectives on deaf-blind transition experiences and practices. While I wasn’t able to stay on for the release of the final video, I did oversee all but the finishing touches on this project. Initial feedback on the final product was overwhelmingly positive. Link: The final project can be viewed on the NCDB website at https://www.nationaldb.org/products/accessing-the-dream/ |
Only the introduction is embedded here. The complete project can be viewed by chapter on the NCDB website.
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Hybrid Encryption Animation
for Penn State's College of IST |
Completed 8/2017
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Project: This animation sequence was created as part of a much larger revision for the college’s online version of IST 554 – Network Management and Security. The full revision included updating course text, revising labs, converting old animated gifs into new diagrams, and producing approximately 50 videos (2-10 minutes each).
My Role: I worked as an instructional designer on this project, along with another instructional designer, the authoring faculty member, a graphic design student, and a video editor. My focus was on producing the videos and included:
Results: The full revision of the course was ambitious and we had to prioritize how we utilized our resources. In the end we were able to complete all the videos on time. While I would love to see this level of animation continuously throughout all the videos for the course, the truth is, this sequence (along with several others) is one of the highlights. This was one of the first projects I worked on as a learning designer at Penn State and helped me establish benchmarks for video quality in our courses. Link: https://psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/BJD+-+Hybrid+Encryption+%28clip+of+IST+554+5-3%29/1_ztg9chgh |
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3D Printing Interview Video
for Penn State's College of IST |
Completed 8/2019
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Project: This video was created for one of our college’s IST 110 – Information, People, and Technology instructors. The instructor wanted to help make students more aware of the resources available to them through Penn State. The original intended audience for this video was our online (World Campus) students, but it was created to also be appropriate to share with residential students.
My Role: On this project I served as a complete crew of one. The instructor handled the scheduling and did the actual interviewing. The video was put together quickly – less than two hours for setting up, interviewing, recording b-roll, & packing up, and it was edited together within a few hours. While filming this, we also recorded clips to be able to make another video about the “littleBits” electronics also available from the Media Commons. Results: In the end, the video delivered exceeded the instructor’s expectations. I was able to complete the final product quickly, so it was able to be included in the class right away. I’m so pleased with it, that I’ve also included it in my own class when teaching a lab on 3D modeling with Tinkercad. Link: https://psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/BJD+-+Media+Commons+3D+Printing/1_1wiutv8d |
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BA101 - Lesson Intro Videos
for Linn-Benton Community College |
Completed 8/2015
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Project: It doesn't take a lot of expensive equipment and complicated software to make a decent video. This video, along with the 11 others I made for the course, was created using PowToons, a simple, web-based animation app. This was developed as part of a course revision for a business 101 class for Linn-Benton Community College. Altogether there were 12 modules, each with a 4-5 minute introduction video like this one.
My Role: This development was essentially a one-man show, which was the major reason for why I streamlined the video production with the PowToon app. I wrote the scripts based on the course's textbook, recorded myself narrating them in my basement, and then synced the visuals with PowToon (using a combination of stock PowToon images, freely licensed images from the web, and custom drawn vector graphics). Results: While some of the limitations of the PowToon platform frustrated me, it did allow me to rapidly develop animation that otherwise may not have been possible. The 12 videos created for this course share a consistent style and help add a unique voice to the course content. Link: https://youtu.be/D-QYzo8Mw4M |
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